You’d think with all the little quarry/pit operations we’ve got happening around here I’d be able to find at least one nice silt pond to play in… I see these gigantic open spaces with this glorious looking, really, really creamy silty/clay kinda stuff and I’m so incredibly envious.
Then there’s funny expanses of river sediments… I see them all over the world, and I’m literally surrounded by lakes and rivers here, and I see nothing remotely resembling these places. Sure, some of them are in the rainforest or whatever, but you’d think I’d find something locally. On the other hand, the part of the graben I’m living inside should contain massive quantities of sediments left behind from the ice ages… Or so the geologists say…
Seriously… Look at this guy…
Now don’t get me wrong. I’m very happy to not have crocodiles in my mud pit and all that… But it’s really nice looking mud and I’d love to romp around there… I have a long multi-day road trip planned for later this summer, and I expect I’ll encounter a few places to check out… Especially if the water levels stay low. Wish me luck finding a spot without an audience!
I’m tempted to create a ‘mud test’ to test the consistency and composition… The following photo is probably from one of those ‘silt ponds’ that I can’t seem to locate locally… That’s a real nice little splat, huh?
What really stands out in these photos? No. Goddamn. Stones. Zero. Absolutely smooth. Smooth and creamy as the smoothest, creamiest peanut butter. Probably just as sticky, too! *drool* I’ve found a few spots around here with practically no stones that I’ll have to get some photos of this summer. The two spots I do have photos of are OK but do contain some stones… But hey I’m always on the lookout!
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